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Daffodils are like the rest of us: they enjoy a drink. But unlike us, a watering with whisky, vodka, gin and tequila prevents their flopping over. William Miller, director of Cornell University’s flower-bulb research programme, reports that mixing water with between 4 and 6 per cent spirits, when shoots are a few inches long, and pouring the mix straight into the soil, leads to shorter, perky plants. But wine and beer are no-nos (too much sugar). He also got good results partying with tulips.

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